Tim Scott Quotes

I will encourage my kids in everything that life has to offer.

I had a fantastic mother who taught me self-confidence.

And, I think, as a kid, I had a strong motivation to do something of my life. And, I think that's the strongest motivation I really got. And, that came obviously from my parents and my grandparents.

I tried piano, acting, and a bunch of things. My family let me do what I wanted to do; they made sure I had balance in my life because I was self-driven. Listen to your kid, encourage them, and make it fun.

Don't let that 'mom' word fool y'all... Her being my biggest critic was the best thing for me, actually.

My parents were definitely encouraging with creativity.

I am who I am today because of my mother.

I was very fortunate to have some great mentors. A father that was always in my life set the example every day at home. Everybody asks me, 'What was your role model?' My role model slept 20 feet from me every night. I could always go talk to him and ask him questions no matter what it was about.

My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence.

I've been an employee all my life. Would I wish, if I could rewind it, to have gone down a different route? Possibly, but I've had a great time. Anyway I'm not ruling it out; I could still buy a business.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.

The people who influence you are the people who believe in you.

I have very smart parents. I feel I learned a lot from both of my parents and life experience.

If you are passionate about entrepreneurship like I am, you too can instill this passion in your children.

My parents did a great job.

A lot of my success, and a lot of who I am now, is because of my dad, and the way he raised me and taught me how to have a work ethic.

It was my grandmother who raised me and guided me.

I'm so grateful there's people that believe in me and want to hear more about me.

I think that's why I was able to go so far in my life and career - because my mom always supported me, even when I had the craziest ideas ever.

My mother has been an advocate for me as far as modeling goes.

I am grateful to my mother for insisting that I complete my education.

Things went so quickly from being a sub in Lille to scoring in the World Cup to signing for Liverpool, but I always had good advice from my parents and my religion to help keep me grounded.

My mom raised me.

I am the product of those who believed in me.

We all have our motivations in life and for me, it's my kids. They push me every day and keep me going. It gives me that extra motivation that I need.